Here is the full transcript of that interview, edited for length and clarity:
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Exclusive: Canada police prepared to shoot Indigenous activists, documents show
I don’t know the law overly well but I would think if Canada’s RCMP commit injury or murder people who aren’t on Canadian property — they should be charged and held accountable.
Canadian police were prepared to shoot Indigenous land defenders blockading construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia, according to documents seen by the Guardian.
Flash Forest aims to use drones to plant a billion trees by 2028
The
project is dubbed Flash Forest and combines the use of drones with
specially-designed pods and an accelerated seed germination process.
According to Flash Forest, its technology can plant trees 10 times
faster than a single worker and at a cost that is 80 percent cheaper
than traditional tree planting methods.
project is dubbed Flash Forest and combines the use of drones with
specially-designed pods and an accelerated seed germination process.
According to Flash Forest, its technology can plant trees 10 times
faster than a single worker and at a cost that is 80 percent cheaper
than traditional tree planting methods.
“We are a Canadian drone
reforestation company that modifies drones to fire rapidly-germinating
tree seeds into the soil,” says Flash Forest. “We merge technology,
software and ecological science to surpass traditional tree-planting
efforts and rapidly accelerate global reforestation efforts. With our
ambitious goal of planting 1 billion trees by 2028.”
Phone companies must block scam calls starting today. Here’s what you can expect | CBC News
Starting today, Rogers, Bell, and other telecommunications
providers in Canada must implement systems that help block scammers from
calling you. But it doesn’t cover all fraudulent calls. Here’s what you
need to know.
providers in Canada must implement systems that help block scammers from
calling you. But it doesn’t cover all fraudulent calls. Here’s what you
need to know.
Why do telecom companies need to put in a new call-blocking system?
Canada’s
telecommunications regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission, says it wants Canadians to be better
protected against “nuisance” calls that are unsolicited and illegitimate.
Some Canadians say they’re getting such calls several times a day.
The
calls aren’t just annoying: many are costly scams. According to the
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, phone scams bilked Canadians out of an
estimated $24 million between Jan. 1 and Oct. 31, 2019.
From zero to $60: Edmonton parents brace for increases to school bus fees | CBC News
With school bus fees set to rise by hundreds of dollars in the new year, Tia McAdam says her Edmonton family has some difficult decisions to make.
She has already cut back on her twin daughters’ choir and dance lessons in light of rising school fees. But McAdam says all extracurricular activities could be kiboshed to help pay for a three-fold hike in bus fees, approved last week by Edmonton Public School Board trustees.
“That’s what’s heartbreaking,” she said.